Marilyn Umukufi w'akaboko by Anna-Reetta Vaananen is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2024 Igihembo cya A' Design Award cya Buronze in Igishushanyo cy'Amasaro Competition Category.
BuronzeAmasaro· 2024
Marilyn Umukufi w'akaboko
Client: Anna's Darling Ky
Igihembo cya A' Design Award cya Buronze Winner in Amasaro Category
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About Marilyn Umukufi w'akaboko
Marilyn ni umukufi w'akaboko wateguwe kugira ngo wambarwe mu bihe by'ubwiganze cyangwa iby'ubwiganze buke. Imiterere yawo igenda neza igaragaza uburyo z'imisatsi n'umuyaga byigenga ku nkombe y'inyanja. Marilyn yakozwe mu zahabu isubijwe mu buryo bushya (recycled) ifite ubwiza bwa 14 karati, izwi kandi nka zahabu 585, mu mujyi wa Sonkajarvi, mu Bufini. Uburyo bwa "lost wax casting" n'ubuhanga gakondo bw'ubukanishi bwa zahabu ni bwo bwakoreshejwe, kandi ubuso bwaho bwarasukuwe kugira ngo bumurikire neza. Umukufi ukurikira imiterere y'akaboko n'imikorere y'amagufwa, bigatuma ukwambara kwawo kumva neza kandi kudahinda umushyitsi. Iki gikoresho gishobora guhindurwa imiterere kugira ngo cyifate neza ku kuboko. Intego ni ugutegura icyapa kinini kandi kigaragara, ariko kikaba cyoroshye kwambara.
The Recognition
About the Igihembo cya A' Design Award cya Buronze
Marilyn Umukufi w'akaboko ni uwegukanye Igihembo cya A' Design Award cya Buronze, ishimwe ry'agaciro gakomeye ritangwa ku bishushanyo by'indashyikirwa birangwa no guhanga, ubwenge n'ubushishozi. Abegukanye Buronze ni ibihangano bifite ubuhanga bwinshi kandi bihanga cyane, bishimangira uburambe, ubwenge n'ubushobozi bw'ababihanze. Marilyn Umukufi w'akaboko biteganyijwe ko izaba ikintu cyubahwa, gishimwa kandi gikundwa, gifite ubunyamwuga n'udushya. Iki gishushanyo cyegukanye Buronze gikoresha uburyo bwiza mu buhanzi, ubumenyi, ubushushanyo n'ikoranabuhanga kandi kirarenze mu gutaha ku tuntu duto. Marilyn Umukufi w'akaboko ishimisha ibyo dukeneye, ikora ku byifuzo byacu, itwara amarangamutima yacu kandi ikurura amatsiko yacu.
Behind the Design
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Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.
- Unique Properties
- Marilyn bracelet is flowy and showy. It expresses curls and wind by the beach. This polished and golden jewelry is made from recycled non-plated 14 carat gold at Sonkajarvi, Finland. The bracelet is well fitted and comfortable to wear. The jewelry set suites events and fine occasions.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- Width 68 mm Hight 68 mm Depth 35 mm
- Tags
- mairlyn, jewelry, marilyn monroe, gold jewelry, finnish, design, bracelet, surface
- Production Technology
- The Marilyn Bracelet is made from recycled 585 gold. It's made by lost was casting and traditional goldsmiths techniques. It has polished surface. The original 3d model was made from paper and silver.
- Design Challenge
- The challenge of this design project was to create light and luxurious feeling into a celebrity inspired jewelry. It was to make the jewelry user feel the perfection and child like joy in design. It was also important to express the movement and bring Marilyn's personality in to the jewelry.
- Research
- In Marilyn jewelry project the main fields of study were in luxury feeling flowy design that expresses the actress Marilyn Monroes character and makes the jewelry user to feel itself confident and beautiful when appearing in events for dress code Formal or Semi-formal. It was also important to reach the feeling of steady and stable weightless wearability of big and showy jewelry. This was achieved with good balance experiments and several fittings with different body types.
- Inspiration
- Marilyn makes us think of how we treat people who live by publicity and being a star. Where is the line between personal life and show business or politics. Marilyns' life is well stored in photographs. Through them it s possible to see her as a human being who faces changes and winds of life. All though her hair might be done perfect she is still the same wild, loving and caring person as she was in the beginning of her career. She deserves to be admired as herself.
- Project Duration
- The project started in January 2020 and finished in February 2024 in Sonkajarvi, Finland.
- Operation Flow
- The jewelry set is made to follow the users movements. It is made to be noticeable by the audience but not the user itself. The bracelet follows the shape of a wrist and bone structure to feel stable and fit. It can be shaped to fit ones hand.
- Patents
- All RIghts Anna's Darling Ky, Sonkajärvi Finland
- Image Credits
- Image #1 : Photographer Elina Manninen, Marilyn jewelry set, 2023
Image #2: Photographer Anna-Reetta Vaananen, Marilyn bracelet, 2024
Image #3: Photographer Anna-Reetta Vaananen, Marilyn bracelet, 2024
Image #4: Photographer Anna-Reetta Vaananen, Marilyn bracelet, 2024
Image #5: Photographer Anna-Reetta Vaananen, Marilyn bracelet, 2024
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